Overtime-- TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Overtime is not correct!

Here's a guide to troubleshooting the overtime calculations in Goldenseal payroll software:

Labor Hours

If Goldenseal is not figuring overtime costs into the cost of a Labor Hours record, do the following:

  1. Check the Details popup field for the overtime handling (see more details below).
  2. Click on the triangle popup button on the right side of the Wage Schedule clairvoyant field, and choose View this Wage Schedule.
  3. What do you have for the Daily overtime rate? If Straight Time, there won't be any overtime.
  4. Double-check the Cutoff amounts for Daily work. In the US, it should probably be 8.
  5. Click Cancel to close the Wage Schedule window.
  6. Check the number of hours and number of days.

NOTE-- If an employee works more than the weekly cutoff, Goldenseal will add that amount during the Write Payroll command. It won't show up in Labor Hours record.

Labor Hours Details

Here is how Goldenseal calculates overtime for each choice under the Details popup field:

  • Standard-- Goldenseal only adds overtime if the hours are more than the # of days times the cutoff amount in the Wage Schedule.
  • No Overtime-- straight time, no matter what the hours are.
  • Overtime Rate-- always uses the overtime rate from the Wage Schedule.
  • Saturday Rate-- always uses the Saturday rate from the Wage Schedule.
  • Sunday Rate-- always uses the Sunday rate from the Wage Schedule.
  • Other menu choices-- no overtime

Write Payroll

After using the Write Payroll command, check the following:

  1. The calculated Overtime hours are listed in the OT column. You can type in a different amount if the calculation is not correct (Goldenseal may not get all the overtime if the employee worked on several jobs).
  2. Double-click on the Wages column for an employee, to check the specific overtime calculation. You can adjust the specific overtime hours for multiple wage rates, if necessary.

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